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– Lat/Long: 38.88° N 106.94° W

Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 5 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
6400
5750
3750
4200
3750
4700
3350
3350
3400
3300
3350
3600
3450
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
0
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
S
10
S
20
S
25
SW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
4
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.7
—
0.3
0.5
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
1.2
—
1.1
2
—
max °C
4
6
2
2
4
0
3
4
2
4
7
4
3
4
1
2
2
-2
min °C
2
3
-1
0
3
-1
0
3
0
1
6
1
1
3
0
1
0
-4
 chill °C
1
0
-1
0
1
-3
-3
0
-3
-2
4
-2
-3
-1
-5
-4
-6
-9
Freezing level m
3950
4500
3900
3650
4250
3600
3700
4250
3950
3850
4600
3950
3900
4350
3900
3800
4000
3300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
35114-124137324121-381056846857127685662
Sunrise
7:18
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—
7:20
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:24
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
39 km N
2330m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
16 km
41 km S
2352m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
16 km
48 km SE
2826m alt.
38 minutes ago
-1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 95).
0
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 144).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
16 km
65 km NW
2286m alt.
46 minutes ago
1°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 74).
10
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
16 km
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
16 km
72 km E
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 103).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.